Last Updated on September 8, 2026 by Lexi Kisses
Content Warning: Racism, homophobia, bestality, sexism, design/art theft, Sexual Assault & Harassment
Sex toy companies aren’t always the most ethical, or trustworthy. From carrying unsafe toys to the use of marketing that perpetuates harmful societal views, not every company selling sex toys cares about its consumer or their impact on the world. So here’s a list of companies whose actions have encouraged me to not buy from them again.
P.S. I am not here to tell you what companies to support, and if you choose to buy these products, that’s up to you. I just want others to be able to make an informed decision.
About the List
These are companies I have ethical and/or safety concerns with. Who I buy from does stem from personal views, and I tend to prioritize artists & design exclusivity over profits.
- Green Flag Pass list
- No Generative A.I.
- No blatant design theft
- No poorly/unaddressed problematic actions
- Racism
- Homophobia
- Transphobia
- Bestality
- Sexism
- Toys are labeled accurately
- Extra points if you don’t carry non body safe toys
- Pro LGBT+/LGBT+ friendly
All claims in this article are alleged with photos and screenshots of the situations provided. All of the opinions are my own.
I Wouldn’t Buy From
Pipedream
- Their inventory contains many toys that I do not consider body safe.
- Most of the dildo section is PVC
- Recalls in 2025 due to lead in some of their OMG Bullets toys
- Materials on packaging seem to be mislabeled
- Use of Material Buzz words such as “Elite” silicone
- In the past they made a sex doll of Jennifer Lawerance based on her leaked nudes, without her permission.
- Lawerance spoke up about their pain involving the leak of these nudes as well.
- They’ve a history of consistently advertising their products with what I personally describe as racist, homophobic and sexist packaging and ads.
Doc Johnson
- In my opinion their inventory contains many non body safe material
- There are many dildos with the “Jelly” look & description
- The use of Fancy/Unheard of materials like ULTRASKYN
- Their product descriptions do not provide enough information to make an informed purchase.
- As of Jan 26, 2026 their being sued by a former Marketing Manager for (alleged)
Womanizer
- They do Colabs with Controversial Figures
- Iggy Azalea
- Exploiting Black American Culture
- Racism
- Song Lyrics
- ‘When the relay starts, I’m a runaway slave-master’
- Iggy did issue an apology about this, and it’s mentioned to give context to the other many things that were said.
- ‘When the relay starts, I’m a runaway slave-master’
- Tweets
- Iggy’s Responses to the tweets were “my account was private and only for friends and family” they later issued another apology
- ‘Just saw 5 black men get arrested out the front of popeyes. #damn #stereotypes’
- “This Asian lady on the plane tried to act like she didn’t understand me I told her ass bitch u gone know English today cause that’s my seat.”
- When called out the response was
- “Bitches in LA be stick skinny. To the bone. White, black, mexican…Okay…So maybe not mexican :$ they still got the box body on lock”
- “Owwww Studio. Me Cheif. You indian. I speak…You Listen”
- Homophobic Tweets
- ‘Wondered why my butt felt like it was about to grow legs, flip me off & walk away. then I remembered i played soccer yestrdy w 5 dyke bitches’
- ‘When guys whisper in each others ears I always think its kinda homo’
- Iggy’s Responses to the tweets were “my account was private and only for friends and family” they later issued another apology
- Song Lyrics
- Started a Meme Coin in 2024
- Katy Perry (This section does not include all allegations and criticisms because it would be too long)
- Sexual Assault Allegations(SA)/Harassment Patterns
- Kissing a 14 Year old on Stage
- Unexpectedly Kissed an American Idol Contestant on lips
- Katy was accused of rubbing her privates on on Actress Ruby Rose’s face while they were resting
- Groped Justin Bieber’s Butt in Resurfaced Clip
- Model Josh Kloss accused Katy of pulling his pants down and exposing his penis at a party
- Randomly Grabbed Shawn Mendes’ Butt on Red Carpet
- Kissing Russian TV Reporter Tina Kandelaki without Consent
- Tried to pull Drag Performer Jordana L Moore shirt off
- Currently Working with Dr. Luke who has an alleged history of SA and taking advantage of clients
- Questionable History with Cultural Insensitivity
- Japanese Geisha Style Performance
- Using a Hindu Goddess Kaali Photo to describe their current mood
- This is How we do Music Video/Lyrics
- “getting our nails did all Japanese-y”
- Criticism: Asian nail stylist stereotypes
- Wearing hair in cornrows in video
- Criticism: Lack of acknowledgment of white privilege when wearing Black hairstyles
- “getting our nails did all Japanese-y”
- Dark Horse Video Egyptian Themes
- Responses to Cultural Appropriation didn’t fully acknowledge the issue
- Response 1
- Criticism:
- it should be up to Katy to learn before showing it to the masses, not their audience or minorities to teach them after the fact.
- No Black women were included in the apology despite that being the demographic she was apologizing to.
- Criticism:
- Response 2
- Criticism: Doesn’t seem to want to understand how to be non offensive about it.
- Response 1
- Needing to be asked several times to credit a designer/s for their work.
- Woman’s World Music video
- Criticism: Outdated views of feminism and pandering to the male gaze
- Sexual Assault Allegations(SA)/Harassment Patterns
- Iggy Azalea
Creature Cocks
Bad Dragon
Thank you to KabsCorner for archiving all of this. You can see what is listed below and more in their thread post: Bad Dragon Zoophile Exposé
- Alleged Bestiality/Human Sexual Assult
- Allegedly used the Bad Dragon name on a Zoophile forum
- Has a history of working with allegedly known zoophiles who have acted on their bestiality
- Varka (CEO)
- Planned to do Live Casts” of animals
- Kamo (Chief operating officer) Has a past on beastality forum
- Streak the tiger/Stripy Butt (Adoptions/flops manager)
- Varka (CEO)
- Strange rule on discussing zoophilia on a forum they owned
- “The discussion of zoophilia, including sharing knowledge and/or advice, is legal and is permitted. However, it is the stance of this website’s administration that we do not condone real life intercourse with animals (especially reptiles) due to a number of legal, moral, and existential reasons. We do, on the other hand, condone the spreading of factual knowledge to lessen the spread of sensationalist advice or outright misinformation in an attempt to hopefully reduce any potential harm coming to animals and humans alike by those who think differently than we do. If you wish to speak about acts of zoophilia of any sort (including zoological observations pertaining to specific animals and their reproductive systems) we ask that you have a demonstrable working knowledge of the animal(s) in question. Please do not add to the disinformation by masquerading as an “expert”.
- Transphobia
- Interphobia
- Misogynist Tweet that they doubled down on it responses
- Dildo that implied
This is by no means a complete list of allegations or screenshots. Please check out the links provided in this section for more information.
Nothosaur Toys
- Questionable Materials
- Toys seem to not be real Silicone
- (According to @KateVulpes it seems to be mostly an issue with their toys coming from Juliet Toys’)
- Toys seem to not be real Silicone
- Bestiality
These are only a few examples of this behavior, click on the link if you want to know more.
- Shared a video of a live snake being used as sex toys
- Posted an video of an eel or fish being used as a sex toy
- Liked posts of people engaging in bestiality
- Liked an Replied to a post of Someone wanting to engage in bestiality
- Advertised their Sex Toy next to a real Whale Penis
- Racism
- Was called out for rarely working non-white creators
- Responded by getting 35% off and saying they aren’t racist and strive to be inclusive
- This is strange because it does seem white creators get their toys for free.
- Responded by getting 35% off and saying they aren’t racist and strive to be inclusive
- Responded questionably when called out on racism.
- Was called out for rarely working non-white creators
- Design theft
Twisted Fantasy
Lelo
- Their customer service and warranty are not consumer friendly
- There products seem to be unsafe
- Many people have complained of bleeding and/or pain while using Lelo toys
- Sona Models
- User mentions the Sona 2 caused lasting vulvar pain
- User reported the sona caused a lasting burning sensation
- User says they were bleeding after using Sona
- A user in a comment mentioned the Sona 2 toy caused bleeding
- Comment section mentions bleeding
- Satisfyer Pro also has bleeding complaints
- It does seem to be a design flaw of the toy. And, if it wasn’t and the toy is that easy to use “incorrectly” I would hope that the company would have a warning on the box.
- Lelo hasn’t addressed concerns over bleeding
- Lelo has denied it’s the toy’s fault when emailed by concerned customers
- “Sexual health and wellbeing are rudimentary to our values as an organization and stand at the forefront of all facets of the design and fruition of our products. This, of course, includes the SONA 2. We have never had health-related issues with the SONA 2 and are confident it could not have caused such injuries….We take the health of our customers seriously, and we hope you seek further medical counsel in order to discover the proper treatment and underlying cause of your injuries.“”
- Sona Models
- Hex Condoms
- Hex Condoms do not burst when Compromised
- Condoms usually burst/rip when compromised which informs the user immediately that the condom has broken. This allows all of those involved to take quick secondary actions to prevent pregnancy or STI transfer.
- Hex Condoms do not burst, and remain completely intact when compromised which can leave users unaware that the condom has been compromised. Which results in the users not taking the necessary next steps to prevent STIs or pregnancy due to them being unaware.
- At one point they seemed to have claimed to be “puncture resistant” (Unsure if they still claim this)
- Lelo has stated ““there is little to no chance of damage going unnoticed — the individual hexagonal cells that make up HEX™ do not “contain” damage inside them, as some outlets have reported. Instead, they are designed to keep the condom extra strong right up to the point of breakage, and then break as normal… The pin test used in the promo campaign is only relevant to scenarios when someone might actually use a pin or a needle to poke holes in the condom, and not relevant to regular
- Potential Bias: The author of this post was in a partnership with Lelo, now an affiliate, and was the one to email them.
- I personally wouldn’t trust Lelo to give quality information based on previous responses to concerns. Also condoms sometimes get small tears from opening them with scissors, teeth etc. Not just from poking holes. I also find their comments and knowledge on this product to be inconsistent.
- Potential Bias: The author of this post was in a partnership with Lelo, now an affiliate, and was the one to email them.
- Lelo has stated ““there is little to no chance of damage going unnoticed — the individual hexagonal cells that make up HEX™ do not “contain” damage inside them, as some outlets have reported. Instead, they are designed to keep the condom extra strong right up to the point of breakage, and then break as normal… The pin test used in the promo campaign is only relevant to scenarios when someone might actually use a pin or a needle to poke holes in the condom, and not relevant to regular
- Hex Condoms do not burst when Compromised
- Many people have complained of bleeding and/or pain while using Lelo toys
- They do Colabs with Controversial Figures such as Charlie Sheen
Lovense
- Privacy Concerns & Risks
- 2017: Chat data not encrypted reported and reported by Alex Lomas
- BobdaHacker notices muting someone in Lovense app exposed the user’s email
- BobdaHacker realizes they could obtain emails with just usernames
- BobdaHacker figures out that this information can be used to easily take over accounts
- March, 26, 2025 Bobdahacker and Internet of Dongs report the bug to lovense & they confirm they are looking into it.
- April, 8th, 2025: Was informed by Lovense it was fixed
- May, 30th, 2025: BobdaHacker informed them that the Account Take over issue still existed.
- June 14, 2025: They were reinformed about account take over hack
- July, 15, 2025: They came back with new dates for fixes
- July 28, 2025: Still no fixes
- BobdaHacker finds out @Krissy & @SkeletalDemise reported this same bug in 2023.
- BobdaHacker finds out Panther also reported the same bug in 2018 and was ignored
- Lovense Kept saying it was fixed, when retested it wasn’t
- Lovense didn’t respond to concerns for years until it became an issue. This puts tons of cam models safety and jobs at risk.
- They were Seemingly aware of the issue since 2016-2017
- The bug seems to be fixed as of July 30, 2025, and I can not recommend or trust a company that kept ignoring concerns.
- Summary of the issues
- Lovense didn’t respond to concerns for years until it became an issue. This puts tons of cam models safety and jobs at risk.
- Use of AI in newer app updates
Erica Lust (Xconfessions)
Proceed with Caution
Proceed with Caution retailers are retailers who haven’t particularly done anything problematic but they do have items on their websites that aren’t entirely body safe, have sketchy advertising practices, or they carry products from the ” I Wouldn’t Buy From” section.
Lovehoney
Lovehoney is a lot of people’s go-to sex retailer, but a few sources say that their product descriptions are not accurate and that they sell toxic toys. When Shopping at Lovehoney:
- Try to pick out a trusted brand, then go to the company website and see their claims.
- Look up sex toy reviews on the product. Many bloggers will put a toy through testing to see if it’s real.
- Don’t trust what the website says. Personally, with my new knowledge, I don’t think LoveHoney puts enough detail in their descriptions for me to make an informed decision on if it’s body-safe.
Amazon
Amazon is a company I always see floating around on sex blogger’s blacklists. Even before my research, I would put disclaimers on my amazon links. I can’t stop you from ordering from Amazon, but I will always warn consumers of the risk of getting a knock off product. When buying on Amazon:
- Read Reviews
- Check if the company has a real amazon selling account
When it comes to in-store sex products, there aren’t usually a lot of options. I don’t want to completely avoid them, because regardless of my thoughts on these retailers, at times they’re your only source of sex products.
Adam & Eve
Even though they ship discretely, customers have reported getting ads via mail about other sex products that were not so discreet. They also carry brands/toys that aren’t body-safe and use questionable promotion methods. When shopping at Adam & Eve:
- Don’t give out your information!
- Stick to in-store purchases if you want to avoid being mailed inappropriate flyers.
- Don’t trust their signs, pick-up the product, google the brand, look at the ingredients.
Final Thoughts
At the end of the day, I’m glad that some of these companies have stopped outwardly being bigoted. However, I am still reluctant to give my money to companies that have not shown change or remorse for their harmful public actions. Personally, I’d rather give my money to a company that cares about their impact on society, and in turn also their customers.
No one is perfect, but it’s about how you handle that imperfection that matters to me.
All of this has been an important reminder to be informed as a buyer. If a company has bullshit morals, it probably doesn’t care about its customers; therefore, I recommend avoiding them.
Remember, just because it’s in a sex-shop or has a website doesn’t mean it’s a safe product. It’s hard to know which companies are telling us the truth, but if they were found lying or posting ill-intended content, it’s fair to say they belong on this list, even as a warning.
This page will continue to be updated as I learn more and do more research.



